European innovators under threat from abusive patent practices

With the support of IP2Innovate and Darts-ip, we are pleased to invite you to attend the launch of a landmark report by Darts-ip on Patent Assertion Entity (PAE) litigation activity in Europe between 2007 and 2017.

The report represents the largest and most comprehensive data collection and analysis of litigation activity in Europe by PAEs. The report provides evidence of the growth of PAE litigation activity in Europe and the countries, sectors and companies PAEs target.

We are of the view that the Darts-ip report reveals how PAEs are abusing Europe’s patent legal system to damage innovation in Europe and the growth of Europe’s digital economy.

The Darts-ip report marks a significant turning point for both European innovators and policy makers, and comes at a critical time. The European Commission’s IP Package of Communications on IP of 29 November 2017 highlights a number of attention points to improve the operation of Europe’s IP systems and makes specific recommendations for further action to prevent abuses.

The event will bring together a select group of high-level experts including lawyers, judges, policy makers, Member State officials, European business leaders and civil society representatives. You will have the opportunity to put forward questions during the panel discussion on concrete safeguards needed to secure Europe’s innovation ecosystem.